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Police arrest man one man, prosecutors charge another -- with same name

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Updated: 11:24 AM EDT May 15, 2017

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WEBVTT MISTAKEN IDENTITY.12 NEWS' COLLEEN HENRY IS LIVEWITH THE STORY ONLY ON 12.>> A RETAIL THEFT HERE AT THEOAK CREEK MENARD'S TURNED INTO ANIGHTMARE FOR A WEST ALLIS MAN.>> ARTHUR ANDERSON REALIZEDTHERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN POLICECAME TO ARREST HIM.>> THEY SHOWED UP AT MY DOORSTEPMARCH 19 AND SAID I HAD AWARRANT OUT FOR MY ARREST. ,ANDI SAID NO >> THE ISSUE STARTED HERE AT THEMENARD'S IN OAK CREEK, ASECURITY GUARD SPOTTED A MANSTUFF SOME SCREWS AND A WATERHEATER IN HIS CART AND WALK OUTTHE DOOR WITHOUT PAYING. >> POLICE ARRESTED 49-YEAR-OLDARTHUR JONATHAN ANDERSON OFAPPLETON AT THE MENARDS.BUT PROSECUTORS CHARGED ARTHURLEE ANDERSON OF WEST ALLIS WITHFELONY THEFT.ANDERSON IS A UNION ELECTRICIANABOUT THE SAME TIME, HE STARTEDHAVING TROUBLE FINDING WORK.>> ACTUALLY I GOT HIRED ANFIRED THE SAME DAY.>> WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU ALL-- >> ALL SHE COULD TELL YOURBACKGROUND AND I'M SORRY.>> THEY CHARGED THE WRONG GUY 29>> ATTORNEY ROBERT RONDINI HEARDANDERSON'S STORY AND AGREED TOHELP HIM GET HIS NAME OFF CCAPTHE STATE COURT WEBSITE FORFREE.>> WHEN ARTHUR CALLED OTHERATTORNEYS, THEY WANTED $1500 TOEVEN START LOOKING AT THIS CASEAND HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.>> IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED,BUT FORTUNATELY, I THINK IT'SSOMETHING THAT HAPPENS FAIRLYRARELY.>> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'SOFFICE SAYS IT WAS A CLERICALMISTAKE, AND AS SOON AS THEYREALIZED IT, THEY DISMISSED THECASE AGAINST THE ARTHUR LEEANDERSON, AND REFILED IT AGAINSTARTHUR JONATHAN ANDERSON.>> NOW ANDERSON WANTS HIS NAMEREMOVED FROM THE STATE COURTWEBSITE WHICH TAKES A JUDGE'SORDER THE D.A.'S OFFICE SAYS IT WILLWORK WITH HIM TO MAKE THATHAPPEN.IT REQUIRES A JUDGE'S ORDER.>> SO COLLEEN WHAT HAPPENED TOTHE REAL SUSPECT?>> INTERESTING, ACTUALLY.THEY ARRESTED HIM, BUT HE NEVERSHOWED UP FOR COURT.

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Updated: 11:24 AM EDT May 15, 2017

Police in Wisconsin arrested Arthur Jonathan Anderson after a retail theft, but prosecutors charged Arthur Lee Anderson of West Allis, leading to a chain of unintended consequences.